5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do.
5 I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessingD8476, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of youD8477.
blessing - 'Blessing.' The sense is plain, though the word is unusual. I note it in view of verse 6. It is the spirit in which a man gives. as God gives, freely to bless, so ought we. and such as so give shall so reap from him. you - Or 'as covetousness,' from a verb signifying, along with the desire of having, an over-reaching to get.
5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bountyK6975, whereof ye had notice beforeK6976, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.
bounty: Gr. blessing. whereof ye had notice before: Or, which hath been so much spoken of before.
5 Therefore G3767 I thoughtG2233 it necessaryG316 to exhortG3870 the brethrenG80, thatG2443 they would go beforeG4281 untoG1519 youG5209, andG2532 make up beforehandG4294 yourG5216 bountyG2129, whereof ye had notice beforeG4293, that the sameG5026 might beG1511 readyG2092, G3779 asG5613 a matter of bountyG2129, andG2532 notG3361 asG5618 of covetousnessG4124.
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